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Kansas coach Bill Self would like for his team to play Missouri, but isn''t worried if the Tigers leave for the SEC.

Kansas coach Bill Self points the way as his Jayhawks cruised into the regional final with their win over Richmond.

Kansas coach Bill Self celebrates with point guard Sherron Collins after he was named MVP of the Big 12 tournament. Collins helped the Jayhawks defeat Kansas State to win the Big 12 championship.

Kansas coach Bill Self is interviewed outside a renovated Jayhawks locker room at Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kan. Self's squad is a preseason favorite to tip off the season at No. 1 in the polls and will likely be contenders for the national title.

President George W. Bush puts on a cap during a ceremony honoring the Kansas Jayhawks' basketball national championship in the White House's Rose Garden. Coach Bill Self, left, guided the school to its third crown this past April.

Kansas head coach Bill Self finally broke through in the NCAA Tournament as his squad defeated Davidson 59-57 in the Midwest Regional final in Detroit. Self had lead Tulsa, Illinois and Kansas to the Elite Eight but had never reached the Final Four.